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pull oneself up by one's (own) bootstraps Fig. to improve or become a success by one's own efforts. If Sam had a little encouragement, he could pull himself up by his bootstraps. Given a chance, I'm sure I can pull myself up by my own bootstraps. haul/pull yourself up by your bootstraps to improve your situation by your own efforts without any help from other people My father pulled himself up by his bootstraps to become one of the richest men in the country. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Using the percentile method (25), we calculated the BMDL as the cut point below which 5% of the bootstrapped BMD values fell. Bootstrapped preamplifiers have been reported [3, 4] that can keep the voltage drop on the photodiode very low resulting in an increased shunt resistance and better short circuit for the photodiode. His expertise in the enterprise software marketplace and his keen understanding of how to grow a software company from a bootstrapped organization into an industry mainstay will be tremendous assets for Nimaya. |
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